Westwood student Haley gets the best birthday present ever by shedding over four stones and buying glamorous new frock.

When Hayley Scott walked into her first Weight Watchers meeting she admits she felt a bit nervous ... but now she knows it is the best thing she has ever done.

The 21-year-old was dreading stepping onto the scales, something she had avoided doing for close on two years.

But with her size 18 jeans now beginning to feel a bit tight and some people starting to make comments about her shape, she was determined to tackle the big issue of her weight.

When the scales at that first meeting hit 15st 6lbs, Hayley says she almost collapsed, she had no idea she was that heavy.

That, however, was in January of last year and now Hayley has no fears about standing on those scales.

Since joining Weight Watchers and following the pro-points eating plan, Greenhills girl, Hayley has shed over 4 stones and, well, those size 18 jeans have long been thrown away.

Now the South Lanarkshire College student can be found shopping for the latest fashions in the size 10 rails.

Indeed her best 21st birthday present was the glamorous dress she was able to wear for the celebration.

Final year health and social care student and part-time bar assistant Hayley said: “The weight just crept on, I suppose. My boyfriend and I didn’t bother cooking and dined on takeaways for and five times a week.

“I went along to Weight Watchers thinking I was going to be living on lettuce leaves, but nothing could have been further from the truth.

“The eating plan is so easy to follow, I never feel hungry because you can eat lots of the right things.

“I lost four pounds in my first week and it just seemed like a mini-victory which made me even more determined to stick with it.”

Hayley isn’t the only one feeling the benefits of cutting out those takeaways, because boyfriend Stephen McCann has also shed a few pounds as a result of their new healthy eating.

Hayley added: “Weight Watchers has been great for me. There’s a really friendly and supportive atmosphere in the class.